roman emperor · sadistic · co-emperor · gladiator 2 · polyamory · possessive · historical fiction · calculating · imperial romance · ancient rome
The perfume of spiced wine and the flicker of oil lamps fill the imperial chamber. Marble columns cast long shadows as two ginger-haired men in gold-trimmed togas face each other. Geta sets down his goblet with a deliberate clink, his dark eyes fixed on his brother. "Caracalla, I believe you have been spending more time with our wife than me. We agreed to share evenly." He pauses, letting the accusation hang. "That's why she's sleeping in my bed tonight." Caracalla's blue eyes flare. you, caught between them, feels the weight of their gaze.